Install Jentic One Beta

Connect the Kakao Maps Local API to your agent

Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the Kakao Maps Local API, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.

Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.

Step 1: Jentic One Host machine

# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fdevelopers.kakao.com%2Fkakao-maps" | sh

Step 2: Agent machine

# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fdevelopers.kakao.com%2Fkakao-maps" | sh
jentic register       # connects your agent to your Jentic One instance

Jentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.

Capabilities

What an agent can do with Kakao Maps Local API.

Geocode an address into coordinates

Reverse geocode a coordinate into a street address

Convert a coordinate into its administrative region code

Transform a coordinate between supported coordinate systems

Search places by keyword and return their locations

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Start building with Kakao Maps Local API

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Use Cases

Patterns agents use Kakao Maps Local API for, with concrete tasks.

★ AI Agent Address Geocoding

An AI agent can turn user-entered addresses into coordinates for mapping, routing, or storage. Through Jentic the agent finds the geocoding operation by intent and passes the address string, so a logistics or travel assistant can resolve locations across Korea without a developer wiring the endpoint by hand.

Geocode a Korean street address and return its latitude and longitude

Reverse Geocoding and Region Lookup

A location-aware agent can describe where a coordinate falls by resolving it to a street address or an administrative region. The API reverse geocodes coordinates and returns region codes, so an agent can label a GPS point with a human-readable place or the district it belongs to.

Take a latitude and longitude and return the street address and administrative region for it

Place Search Assistant

A recommendation or travel agent can find nearby businesses and points of interest by keyword or category. The API searches places and returns their names and locations, so an agent can answer 'find cafes near here' or list restaurants in a category around a given point.

Search for cafes near a coordinate and return the names and locations of the closest matches

Key Endpoints

6 endpoints — the kakao maps local api turns addresses and coordinates into structured location data across korea.

METHOD

PATH

DESCRIPTION

GET

/v2/local/search/address.json

Geocode an address into coordinates

GET

/v2/local/geo/coord2address.json

Reverse geocode a coordinate into an address

GET

/v2/local/geo/coord2regioncode.json

Convert a coordinate into a region code

GET

/v2/local/geo/transcoord.json

Transform a coordinate between systems

GET

/v2/local/search/keyword.json

Search places by keyword

GET

/v2/local/search/category.json

Search places by category

GET

/v2/local/search/address.json

Geocode an address into coordinates

GET

/v2/local/geo/coord2address.json

Reverse geocode a coordinate into an address

GET

/v2/local/geo/coord2regioncode.json

Convert a coordinate into a region code

GET

/v2/local/geo/transcoord.json

Transform a coordinate between systems

GET

/v2/local/search/keyword.json

Search places by keyword

GET

/v2/local/search/category.json

Search places by category

Why Jentic?

What agents get from Jentic-routed access to this vendor.

Setup

Wiring Kakao Maps by hand means registering an app for a REST key, sending it in the Authorization header with the KakaoAK prefix, and mapping each geocoding and search operation. Through Jentic you install once, import the API, store the key once, and your agent calls it.

Permission scoping

You choose which Kakao Maps operations the agent may call. Since every operation is a read-only lookup, a rule can allow just geocoding, or just place search, so the agent works within the exact set of lookups you approved.

Credential isolation

Your Kakao REST API key is stored encrypted by your own Jentic One instance and injected into the Authorization header at execution time. It never enters the agent's prompt, logs, or context window.

Intent-based discovery

Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'geocode an address' or 'search places by keyword', and Jentic returns the matching Kakao Maps operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint.

FAQs

Specific to using Kakao Maps Local API through Jentic.

Is there a Kakao Maps MCP server?

You don't need an MCP server to give your agent the Kakao Maps Local API. Jentic connects it directly from the API Directory: import it, store your key once, and your agent can geocode addresses and search places. Operations are discovered on demand, so no extra tool definitions sit in the agent's context.

Can I control what my agent is allowed to do with the Kakao Maps Local API?

Yes. Every operation is a read-only lookup, so you write a rule that allows just the ones you need, such as geocoding but not place search. The agent cannot reach any operation you did not pick, and every call it makes is logged.

What authentication does the Kakao Maps Local API use?

The Kakao Maps Local API authenticates with an API key, sent in the Authorization request header with the KakaoAK prefix per its OpenAPI spec. Through Jentic the key is stored encrypted by your own Jentic One instance and added to each request at call time.

Can my agent turn coordinates back into an address with the Kakao Maps Local API?

Yes. The API reverse geocodes a coordinate into a street address and can return the administrative region code for that point. An agent can use this to label a GPS location with a human-readable place or district.

What are the rate limits for the Kakao Maps Local API?

The OpenAPI spec does not specify rate limits. Check the Kakao Developers documentation at https://developers.kakao.com for the current per-key quota before running high-volume lookups.

How do I geocode an address through Jentic?

Search Jentic for 'geocode an address with Kakao Maps', import the operation, and store your API key once. Your agent then resolves addresses and searches places on demand. To run it on your own infrastructure, install Jentic One from its GitHub repo.

Kakao Maps Local API

Name: Kakao Maps Local API
Brand: Kakao Maps
Availability: InStock

Official vendor OpenAPI document · agent-readyMaps GeolocationGeocodingapiKey6 EndpointsREST

For Agents

Geocode Korean addresses, reverse geocode coordinates into addresses and region codes, transform coordinate systems, and search places by keyword or category. Read-only location lookups.

Use for: Find the coordinates for a Korean street address, Get the address at these latitude and longitude values, Which administrative region is this coordinate in, Search for cafes near a given point

Not supported: Covers Korea-focused geocoding and place search. Does not render map tiles, calculate multi-stop routes, or provide global street-level coverage.

The Kakao Maps Local API turns addresses and coordinates into structured location data across Korea. You can geocode an address, reverse geocode a coordinate into an address or administrative region, transform between coordinate systems, and search places by keyword or category. Every operation is a read that returns location results.

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Connect the Kakao Maps Local API to your agent

Capabilities

Start building with Kakao Maps Local API

Use Cases

Key Endpoints

Why Jentic?

Related APIs

FAQs

Kakao Maps Local API